Kindle Paperwhite E-reader 6inch User Manual
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Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition Chapter 4 Reading Kindle Documents 31 this option, tap the Quick Actions icon on the toolbar, then tap All Settings. On the Settings page, tap Reading Options, Notes & About This Book, and change the Public Notes setting. The Popular Highlights and Public Notes features are not supported in all countries. To export your notes and highlights, open your Kindle book, tap the Menu icon, then select Notes. All of the notes for that particular book will be displayed. Tap the Export Notes button. To send your notes and highlights to the email address associated with your Amazon account, tap the Send button. Notes and highlights are added to a file in your library called My Clippings. When Whispersync for Books is set to Enabled, these items are stored in the Cloud for you so they wont be lost. To manage the Whispersync for Books setting, tap the Quick Actions icon on the toolbar, then tap All Settings. On the Settings page, tap Device Options, Advanced Options, then Whispersync for Books. Bookmarks Amazons Whispersync technology automatically saves your place in whatever content you are reading. To bookmark a page, tap the Bookmark icon on the reading toolbar and tap the plus sign next to the location or page information. You can also add a bookmark by tapping the top right corner of the screen. A black bookmark will appear in the top right corner of the page and the location and chapter will be displayed. The Bookmark icon on the toolbar changes from white to black on bookmarked pages. Tips: You can view a list of all of your bookmarks within a book by tapping the Bookmark icon on the reading toolbar or by tapping the top right corner of the page. To preview a bookmarked page or location, tap any bookmark in the list. To go to the selected location, tap inside the preview pane. To remain on the current page and exit the bookmark feature, tap outside of the preview pane. To delete a bookmark, tap the Bookmark icon on the reading toolbar, find the bookmark you want to delete in the list, tap the bookmark to select it, then tap the X next to it. Bookmarks are added to a file in your library called My Clippings. When Whispersync for Books is set to Enabled, these items are stored in the Cloud for you so they wont be lost. Footnotes, endnotes, and chapter notes To quickly preview a footnote, endnote, or chapter note without losing your place in the book, tap the note. These notes are displayed in a pop-up panel, either at the bottom of the page when the note will fit in the bottom-third of the page, or full screen if the note will not fit in the bottom-third of the page. To go to the selected location, scroll to the bottom of the preview pane and tap the Go to option. To return to your original location, tap the preview pane. Note that not all books support this feature.
Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition Chapter 4 Reading Kindle Documents 32 Before you go... The Before you go... dialog box appears when you reach the end of a book, or after you swipe past the final page of a book. It enables you to rate the book using stars, find more about the author, and purchase the next book if in a series.
Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition Chapter 5 Features 33 Chapter 5 Features X-Ray The X-Ray feature lets you explore the Bones of the Book with a single tap, enabling you to see all of the passages in a book that mention specific ideas, fictional characters, historical figures, places, topics, and terms. X-Ray also extracts notable clips, people, terms, and images from a book and presents them in a stack of cards organized on a timeline so you can quickly skim through the clips and view all of the images in one place. When youre reading a book, press and hold on a character’s name or a place mentioned in the book to view the corresponding X-Ray topic. Tap the card to view the full X-Ray topic. You can also tap the top of the screen to display the secondary reading toolbar, then tap X-Ray. If X-Ray is not available for a book, the option will not appear. X-Ray will scan your entire book and a dialog box will display. Tap the timeline to view notable clips in other parts of the book. Additional excerpts beyond your furthest page read are hidden until you tap to show all excerpts. Note that X-Ray is not available for all Kindle books or in all countries. Look for X- Ray Enabled in the Kindle Store description of the book to find out if a book has X-Ray. Word Wise Word Wise, available on many popular English-language titles, makes it easier for readers learning English and kids reading their first chapter books to understand challenging books more quickly. When Word Wise is on for an enabled title, short and simple definitions automatically display above difficult words so you can keep reading without the need to look words up. To learn more or see the various meanings the same word can have in a different context, tap the word to display a card with definitions, synonyms, and more. Tap Word Wise in the bottom right corner of the screen and use the slider to adjust the number of hints you see. To turn on Word Wise, tap the Menu icon and select Word Wise. You may also see multiple-choice hints for words with more than one possible meaning when we’re not quite sure which is the right one. For those words, we show you our best guess above the word. When you tap the hint, all possible meanings of the word display and you can let us know which one is most helpful in the given sentence. To turn off multiple-choice hints, tap the Menu icon and select Word Wise, then disable Show Multiple-Choice Hints. Vocabulary Builder Words you look up in the dictionary are automatically added to Vocabulary Builder. To view your word list and quiz yourself with flashcards, select Vocabulary Builder from the menu on the Home screen or while reading a book. To view your word list, tap Words in the top left of the screen. Tap a specific word to view its definition and a usage example. To view your words by book, tap the Books link.
Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition Chapter 5 Features 34 When you tap Flashcards at the bottom of the screen, Vocabulary Builder selects a set of words from the current list and displays them as flashcards. To view a word’s definition, tap See Definition in the top left corner of the flashcard. Tap Exit Flashcards to return to the Vocabulary Builder feature. Tap the Learning link on the Vocabulary Builder main screen to see how many words you are currently learning and how many you have already mastered. To turn Vocabulary Builder off, tap the Quick Actions icon on the toolbar, then tap All Settings. On the Settings page, tap Reading Options, Language Learning, then from Vocabulary Builder tap the On/Off toggle to Off mode. Note that words you look up are not added to Vocabulary Builder when it is off. Kindle FreeTime (Kindle for Kids in the UK) Kindle FreeTime (known as Kindle for Kids in the UK) lets you create a personalized experience for up to four children, giving you complete control over what content each child can access. Kids earn achievements that help them keep track of their personal reading accomplishments. Access to the Kindle Store, the Experimental Web Browser, Goodreads, and Wikipedia is automatically blocked. Children can only read books that you have added to their library. Setting up Kindle FreeTime (Kindle for Kids in the UK) To get started, tap the Menu icon, then tap Kindle FreeTime (Kindle for Kids in the UK). After tapping Get Started, you will be prompted to set a Parental Controls password if you do not already have one. To create a profile for your child, enter your child’s first name, date of birth, and gender. An introduction page displays with details on how to sign up for Kindle FreeTime Unlimited (Kindle for Kids Unlimited in the UK). Next, a list of the titles in your library displays. Tap the checkbox next to an item’s title to add it to your child’s Kindle FreeTime library (Kindle for Kids library in the UK), then tap OK. Set Access to Achievements to On to enable your child to view earned achievements. Use the Daily Reading Goal option to specify the number of minutes your child should read each day. Then tap Finish to complete the profile setup. To add or remove books from your child’s reading list later, tap the profile icon next to your child’s name on the Kindle FreeTime (Kindle for Kids in the UK) main screen, then tap Library. You can create up to four Kindle FreeTime (Kindle for Kids in the UK) profiles. Once you have completed the profile setup process, tap the Menu icon, then tap Kindle FreeTime (Kindle for Kids in the UK) to access profiles. To manage a profile later, tap the profile icon next to a child’s name. Options include Progress, Library, Edit, Delete, and Subscription. Choosing the Delete option will permanently delete the profile, including that childs reading statistics and any achievements they may have earned.
Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition Chapter 5 Features 35 To exit, tap the Back button on the toolbar. To access it again, tap the Menu icon and select Kindle FreeTime (Kindle for Kids in the UK). To start a session for your child, tap on your child’s name. To end a child’s session, tap the Menu icon and select Exit FreeTime (Kindle for Kids in the UK). You will be prompted to enter your Parental Controls password. Using Kindle FreeTime (Kindle for Kids in the UK) To view your child’s progress, tap the profile icon next to their name, then select Progress. Tap the Books link in the top left of the screen to view the percentage of each book read, total reading time, average reading time per session, and the number of words that your child looked up in the dictionary. Tap the Activity link in the top middle tab to view the number of achievements, progress towards the daily reading goal, pages read, minutes read, books finished, and the total number of looked-up words. Use the arrows to view progress within the last week. Tap the date to view achievements by day, month, and total. Tap the Achievements link in the top right tab to see which achievements your child has earned. Your child will see a customized Home screen, including the books you selected and a new Progress icon on the toolbar. Tapping the Progress icon displays the same Book and Activity links that you see, and the Achievements link if you elected to turn on the Access to Achievements option. Managing your Amazon household You can now set up a household with another adult in your family, enabling both of you to jointly manage up to four Kindle FreeTime (Kindle for Kids in the UK) child profiles. Family Library lets you share books with each other across Amazon devices and Kindle apps. This will not impact your annotations, most recent page read, and furthest page read in books. Please read this section prior to creating a household to familiarize yourself with the process and terms. To add a second adult to your household: 1. Tap the Quick Actions icon on the toolbar, then tap All Settings. On the Settings page, tap Household & Family Library. 2. Tap Add a New Person, then Add Adult. You will be prompted to pass your Kindle to the adult you would like to add to your household. 3. The second adult must enter a unique Amazon account ID and password. If they do not have one, they can follow the link to create one. 4. The second adult will be given the opportunity to enable sharing. They can choose if they want to share all of their purchased books or just individual books with you. By choosing to enable sharing, they are authorizing you to use credit cards associated with their Amazon account for purchases on Amazon. 5. The second adult will be prompted to pass your Kindle back to you.
Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition Chapter 5 Features 36 6. You will also be given the opportunity to enable sharing. You can choose if you want to share all of your purchased books or just individual books with the second adult. By choosing to enable sharing, you are authorizing the second adult to use credit cards associated with your Amazon account for purchases on Amazon. To add a child to your household: 1. You will be prompted to set a Parental Controls password if you do not already have one. 2. To create a profile for your child, enter your child’s first name, date of birth, and gender. This will create a Kindle FreeTime (Kindle for Kids in the UK) profile for your child. For more information on setting up and managing this profile, see Kindle FreeTime (Kindle for Kids in the UK). To edit attributes associated with adults in your household, tap the Quick Actions icon on the toolbar, then tap All Settings. On the Settings page, tap Household & Family Library. Tap the name of the individual to: Manage Family Library Manage Share All Books Select devices that show shared content Manage payment methods Remove that individual from the household on all devices Note that leaving a household will result in both adults not being allowed to join or start a household for 180 days, and the household cannot have another adult added for 180 days. Your digital content and payment methods will no longer be shared with the other adult in the household. You will also no longer be able to administer child accounts that are part of the household. You can manage individual books for sharing on the Manage Your Content and Devices page, accessible from www.amazon.com/devicesupport. Goodreads on Kindle Connect to the worlds largest community of readers with Goodreads on Kindle, where you can find personalized book recommendations, keep track of what youve read and want to read, and see what your friends are reading. Tap the Goodreads icon on the toolbar to get started. You will be prompted to sign in to Goodreads or create a new account if you did not do so when setting up your Kindle. When you create a new account, you will have the opportunity to add Facebook friends. If you connect using your Facebook account, any Facebook friends who are also on Goodreads will be automatically added to your Goodreads friend list. The more friends and readers you follow, the more book recommendations you will see in your Updates. When you log in with an existing Goodreads account, your account data will sync with your Kindle, including your Friends list and your Want to Read, Currently Reading, and Read shelves. Keep track of what youre reading by adding books to your Goodreads shelves. When setting up your account, you will be directed to a list of your Amazon book purchases, both digital
Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition Chapter 5 Features 37 and physical. You can rate books youve read from one to five stars. Rating a book adds it to your Read shelf. You can also tap the Shelf icon to shelve the book as Currently Reading or Want to Read. Shelved and rated books are publicly visible on your Goodreads profile. You can always remove a shelved book later by tapping the Shelf icon and selecting Remove from Shelf. You can also add a book to your Goodreads shelves from the Home screen of your Kindle. Tap the Menu icon on the item’s cover when in grid view or on the right side of the screen when in list view, then tap Add to Goodreads Shelf. You can also view this option by pressing and holding on the books name or cover. Then from the Select Goodreads Shelf pane, you can shelve the book as Read, Currently Reading, or Want to Read. Goodreads on Kindle has four tabs located in the top corner: Updates: View recent updates from friends and readers you follow, including book reviews and what theyre currently reading. You can like and comment on any review. You can also rate and shelve books in your Updates feed. Tap on a book cover to read more reviews. Tap on a readers name to view their Goodreads profile and more books on their shelves. Shelves: View all books on your shelves. You can filter by shelf type (Read, Currently Reading, and Want to Read), move books to different shelves, and add Amazon books to your shelves. Recommendations: View personalized recommendations based on favorite genres and books that you have rated. You can mark books as Want To Read or rate them. The more books you rate, the better the recommendations you will get. Friends: View all readers in your Goodreads network. You can filter by friends, readers you follow, and readers following you. You can also select Find Readers to Follow to expand your network. Tap on a readers name to view their Goodreads profile and books on their shelves. There is also a profile icon that you can tap to view your Goodreads profile, including your shelved books, friends, and recent updates. Tips: Tap Want to Read when you find a book that interests you. You can also tap the Shelf icon to mark a book as Read, Currently Reading, or Want to Read. Tap stars to rate a book from one to five stars. Tap on a book cover to read reviews, purchase some titles with 1-Click, and view book details in the Kindle Store. Search for your friends, approve friend requests, and view personalized book recommendations on www.goodreads.com. You must have a Wi-Fi connection to use most Goodreads on Kindle features. Note that Goodreads is not available in all countries.
Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition Chapter 5 Features 38 Time to Read Your Kindle includes Time to Read, a feature that helps you know how long it will take to finish a chapter or book and displays that information on the Reading Navigation toolbar located at the bottom of the screen. You can customize this feature to display location numbers, time left in chapter, time left in book, percentage of content read, or actual page numbers. (Not all Kindle books include page numbers.) Because Kindle books can be read on devices with different screen sizes, locations identify specific places in a book, just like a page number would for a print book. Location numbers allow you to direct a friend to the exact same place in a Kindle book you are reading. Many Kindle books also contain page numbers that correspond to the real page numbers in an actual print book. The Time to Read feature uses a unique algorithm to estimate the amount of time it will take you to complete the chapter or book based on your past and current reading speed. Your specific reading speed is stored only on your Kindle; it is not stored on Amazon servers. When reading, select Reading Progress from the menu, then choose the tracking option you want to display. Options may include: Location in book Page in book Time left in chapter Time left in book None To hide Reading Progress, select the None option. When you tap the top of the screen, the chapter name (if available) also displays on the Reading Navigation toolbar. On your library page, dots below the book title indicate how long the book is, with bold dots showing how far you have read.
Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition Chapter 6 Getting More From Your Kindle Paperwhite 39 Chapter 6 Getting More From Your Kindle Paperwhite Carrying and reading personal documents Your Kindle makes it easy to take your personal documents with you, eliminating the need to print them. You and your approved contacts can email documents to your Kindle. To locate your Send-to-Kindle email address, tap the Quick Actions icon on the toolbar, then tap All Settings. On the Settings page, tap My Account and find the email address under Send-to Kindle Email. Your emailed personal documents will be backed up in your library and ready to download at any time when Personal Document Archiving is enabled. To learn more about this feature and enable Personal Document Archiving, go to the Manage Your Content and Devices page (accessible from www.amazon.com/devicesupport). You can send Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX), PDF, HTML, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, PRC, and MOBI files to your Kindle and read them in Kindle format. You can add notes, highlights, and bookmarks, which are synchronized across devices along with the last page you read via our Whispersync technology. Synchronization of notes, highlights, bookmarks, and last page read is available only for personal documents archived in Kindle format. You can also read documents in PDF and TXT format natively. Reading Kindle content on other devices You can synchronize your Kindle books with other supported devices you own and Kindle reading applications. Amazons Whispersync technology synchronizes your last page read, notes, highlights, and bookmarks. For example, you can read a few pages using the Kindle application on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device and then pick up right where you left off when you return to your Kindle. For a complete list of supported devices and Device Synchronization settings, go to www.amazon.com/devicesupport. Sharing The sharing feature enables you to share books, Kindle highlights, and comments with friends via social networks. Using Goodreads on Kindle, you can rate and shelve books and connect with prominent writers. To link your Kindle to your social network accounts and enable sharing, tap the Quick Actions icon on the toolbar, then tap All Settings. On the Settings page, tap My Account, then Social Networks. To access the sharing feature from within a book, tap the Share icon on the Reading toolbar. To share an excerpt from a book, simply press, hold, and drag your finger across the screen to select the desired text, then tap Share. Select the sharing option you want to use from the list.
Kindle User’s Guide, 6th Edition Chapter 6 Getting More From Your Kindle Paperwhite 40 Using your Kindle with your computer Your Kindle uses Amazon Whispernet to deliver books, periodicals, personal documents, Kindle Singles, and blogs to your Kindle without the need for a computer. When you first connect the Kindle to a computers USB port, it will appear as an external storage drive or volume on the computers desktop. Youll see a directory or folder called documents. You can add Kindle-compatible files to this directory, and you can copy, move, or delete the files that are already there. See the Kindle Support website (www.amazon.com/devicesupport) for more information on supported file types. Your Kindle is not usable as a reading device while in USB drive mode. To read a book while charging the battery, you must eject the Kindle from your computers desktop. Using the Experimental Web Browser Your Kindle includes an experimental web browser that enables you to surf the web and view most Amazon web pages. The Experimental Web Browser supports JavaScript, SSL, and cookies, but does not support media plug-ins. You must have a Wi-Fi connection to access most websites. To launch the Experimental Web Browser, tap the Menu icon, then select Experimental Browser. The first time you access this page, you will find a list of default bookmarks for commonly used sites. You can access these bookmarks later, by selecting Bookmarks from the web browser menu. To enter a URL, tap the search field at the top of the screen. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter the web address. A .com key is added to the keyboard when you are entering URLs. The address field will retain the last URL you entered. Tips: To zoom in on a web page or image, place two fingers close together on the center of the screen and move them apart. To zoom out, place two fingers slightly apart on the screen and pinch them together. Tap links to open a web page. Drag your finger left/right and up/down to navigate a web page. Tap the Back icon in the upper left corner to return to the previous page you were viewing. Scroll down a web page by dragging your finger up the screen. To enter information in a field on a web page, select the field and the onscreen keyboard will display. To return to previously viewed web pages, tap the Menu icon and select History. Web browser menu From within Experimental Web Browser, tap the Menu icon to view other options, including Article Mode, Bookmarks, Bookmark this Page, History, and Browser Settings. Browser Settings include Clear History, Clear Cookies, Disable JavaScript, and Disable Images. Note that web pages will load faster if you disable JavaScript.